Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-09
friendly villsser. should put themselves IN


safety.
Mr.. Hard Gjddens. OF Berr.en county,
Ga. IL proud OF bis war record. tie en-,
listed at the beginning Of the rebellion, ana
fought through the war. In the Dattle o.
Cblckamsuga his clothing was torn IN
twenty.seyep places by bullets. oniy twooI
which touched bis flesh, cutting the SKIN on
the left hip and grazing the little ringer OF
the left hand. One bullet cut bis shoe'
string in two, another burst MS caDteen,
one cut his cartridge-belt In two, one tore
the leaf OF his cap of, and one snot inc
bTeech OF his gun in two while he was snoot
ing. His regiment went into the nght WIN
about 700 men, and came out WIN ABOUT
twenty-seyen. His company were all killed,
wounded, and captured except one, and
his clothing was riddled with bullets.
The wife OF Senator Jones, OF Nevada,
received a unique Christmas card fron
Alaska, consisting Of several folds OF heavy
white blottIng-paper, In one OF which was
fastened an amateur Photographic view OF
one Of the picturesque bridges over that
most picturesque stream, the Indian river,
near SItka. ON the other leaves were fast
ened clusters Of the fine malden-halr ferns
and the exquisite wild flowers OF the re-
zion, and the sentiments Of the season were
lettered in gold, aud all tied with delicate
ribbons. Senstor Jones has extensive
mining interests In Alaska, and Nr. ID. q.
Mills, OF New York, Is interested with hin.
The mill at their mine on Douglass island
Is the largest and most complete quartz'mlll
in the United States, ana the mine Is
mountain Of soft, low-grade ore that can
be quarried out like sandstone II they wish.
Large quantities OF counterfeit silver coin
are being rendered in Hunters Point, l..
l.. by farmers and others returning from
New York city. The Long Island railroad
ticket.ofijces and the saloons near the fer
ries are the principal places where the
spurious coin Is offered in payment. AS
many as three and four dollars are offered
during the day at the railroad ticket-ofiices,
and In one instance farmer who rendered
one OF the coins when told ii was bad pulled
out eighteen pieces, half OF which the agent
picked out as being bad. From what seye'
raj of the farmers have told the agents 1t
would seem that most OF the c0unterieits
have been given In change by bar-tenders
I'm Tbird-avenue saloons. 1t Is suspected
that a gang OF counterieters are at work
in upper New York and are getting rid OF
their goods through the cOnnlyance OF
ssloon.keepeIs and bar-tenders.
A acknowledges lady entered a
bob-tail car in Philadelphia the other day,
accepted a seat which an OblIglng passen-
ger vacated for her accommodation, and
noticed that a geBtemanIy-appearing man
who sat directly across the aisle was eX.
tending his hand toward her cordially.
Without taking the trouble to determine
who the supposed acquaintance might be
by closer scrutiny OF his features, the lady
grasped the extended hand and shook It
vigorously. at the same time going right
along settling her draperies TO her critical
satisfaction. When this was accomplished
she glanced up with a beaming smile TO
greet the owner OF the well-shaken hand.
To her establishment and horror, she gazed
into the face OF 4 total stranger. The hand
was dropped with startling velocity.
"Wby. sir" she exclaimed, crimson with
anger, al never saw you before in all my
life" 81 am aware Of the fact" was the
cool reply; al only wished To accommo'
date you by passing up your fare.'
AT a sale OF autographs which has just
taken place in Berlin, the highest hgures
were paid for those OF Richard wagner.
An essay by Wagner on Meyerbeer, only
recently brought to light, IN which high
praises OF the composer Of "The Hugue-
nots " is expressed, sold for $40 marks. aud
another composition by Wagner brought
geo marks. A letter from Wagner TO Helm
lich Laube (Parls, March l3, l8il,) was
sold for 81 marks, one TO MeyerOeef
for II marks, and another TO the
director Of the Prague Conservato-
rum for ll6 marks. A fragment OF the
diary kept by Wagner in Paris containing
poem sold for I1j marks. OF musical
manuscripts, two OF ChOpin'S pOlonalseS
went at 400 marks. A letter0f Beethoven,
dated Vienna. September p, 1916. sold Tor
200 marks, and one OF Joseph Haydn, dated
Esteras, October 10. 1885, fOt 225 marks.
while Robert Sehumann's manuscript OF
-Four Marches for the PianO-forte y
brought 100 marks. An interesting
collection OF twenty-four letters written
by the philosopher A. SchOpenhauer,
and dated July rs. lSS5-August Is,
1868. sold for $50 marks. A letter from
Schiler-Dresden, February Is, l1S6-to
the bookseller Goschen sold for ll5 marks.
An autograph Of J. 5. Bach ssOld for 0S6
marks, and one OF MoZart-aria for so
prano, " Conservati Fideles," with accom-
paniment for two viOlins, viola, and bass,
17GJ. composed by Mozart at nine years
for ll9 marks; another musical autograph
OF the same composer fetching 700 marks:
A letter Of Voltare sold for 81 marks, and
the manuscript Of composition OF Cheru-
bini for SO marks.